[ accidental ]
by kHo

The first time it happened Ben decided it was, pure and simple, an accident.

They´d been laughing all day together, in that easy way they had, and it was the end of a long day of shooting. They were a little drunk on good humor, a little punchy from lack of sleep, and Ben walked Owen to the door. Owen turned to say something and Ben leaned forward to catch the door, and their eyes caught. Owen smiled and Ben laughed, and when Owen bent to give him a hug, Ben didn´t even hesitate. When Owen turned his head to kiss Ben´s cheek and he missed and hit his lips, Ben felt the spark, but the smile in Owen´s eyes and the breathy laugh made him decide it was just a fluke.

The second time it happened, Ben wondered if maybe it hadn´t been an accident.

It was the same thing, the same kind of long day, and just about the same time that they said goodnight the night before. Owen leaned forward and kissed Ben on the cheek and when he went for the other cheek Ben´s head turned and their lips caught again. Owen said they needed to work on their timing, and Ben said they needed to get more sleep, but they both couldn´t rip their eyes away from each other. Owen walked backwards down the hallway and Ben didn´t shut his door until he saw Owen stick the keycard in. He also didn´t stop feeling the tingle of Owen´s lips on his until he was finally drifting off to sleep.

The third time it happened, there was no doubt in Ben´s mind that it wasn´t an accident.

First there was the hug, which went on a little longer than was necessary. Then there was the look, which made him start to hum and vibrate and twitch just a little on the inside. Finally there was the kiss, which wasn´t on the cheek, and Ben was pretty sure it wasn´t because he turned his head. Owen´s lips met his and his heart dropped to his stomach and just when it should have ended, he put his hand on the back of Owen´s head and leaned into it. Owen was the one that pulled away and that easy smile was almost deceptively innocent, but Ben went to sleep that night completely sure that Owen had gone into that kiss with definite intent.

The forth time it happened, it was not an accident at all, and it didn´t happen at the door.

They were sitting on the couch watching TV, and Owen´s hand had been resting right next to Ben´s for the past twenty minutes. Ben hadn´t heard a word out of the newsman´s mouth for the past hour and when Owen´s pinky curled around his he couldn´t control the wave of arousal that caused him to let out a shuddering breath. Owen looked at him, and he swallowed past that last little bit of doubt, and when Owen leaned forward Ben lifted his hand and grabbed onto Owen´s shirt and pulled him even closer.

Owen´s tongue delved past his lips and he swallowed the moan he felt building in his chest and dug his fingers into Owen´s hair. Owen breathed out a moan of approval as Ben´s fingers tightened and tugged, his choppy blond hair sliding through his fingers like silk. His hand slid from Owen´s hair down his neck to his side, and it stayed there as he pulled Owen closer still and deepened their kiss.

He jerked involuntarily when he felt Owen´s long fingers flickering over his zipper and let out a stuttered curse when they brushed over his erection. With his eyes still closed as his tongue danced with Owen´s his hand found Owen´s belt and hastily unhooked it, working on the zipper next. Their kiss intensified tenfold as Owen´s fingers massaged him through his pants and Ben´s hand slipped inside Owen´s boxer briefs.

The fifth time it happened it was even better than the fourth, and it happened again after that.

It happened on the set of Permanent Midnight, it happened on the set of Zoolander, it happened on the set of Meet the Parents, and it happened on the set of Starsky & Hutch. It will happen on the set of every movie they ever do together, because there´s a pull they have towards one another, and it´ll happen every time no matter how many times they tell themselves they can´t anymore.

Again and again and again it´ll happen, and each time it will be better than the time before.

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